452,618 on UK roads in 2025+1,579 vs 2024
On the road
453k
452,618 licensed
Change vs 2024
+0.4%
+1,579 cars
New in 2025
22,833
first-time registrations
Electrified
6.8%
hybrid, plug-in & battery
The Audi A3 is a common sight on UK roads, with 452,618 licensed in 2025 - up 0.4% on 2024. 22,833 were registered new in 2025. The fleet is overwhelmingly petrol (50%), with most in the 1.0-1.6L class. Most date from the 2015-2019 era.
Licensed Audi A3 cars on the road over time
First-time registrations per year
Fuel, engine size and age across every Audi A3 on the road today.
Current split
Engine size
Cars on the road by engine capacity
How old are they?
Share of cars by the year they were first registered
How a Audi A3 holds up at its MOT and how it's driven - from 442,207 tests, tracked across 2022-2025.
Average for its class
78.5%
442,207 MOT tests in 2025 · 369,582 first-time
Pass rate over time
2022
79.5%
2023
78.8%
2024
78.6%
2025
78.5%
▼ 1 pts since 2022
First-time pass rate by the car's age (tested in 2025)
How a Audi A3 is driven
tracked across 2022-25miles a year, from 408,381 cars tracked across years
31.3%
low · <5k
63.1%
avg · 5-15k
5.6%
high · 15k+
Most cover 4,393-9,649 miles a year (median 6,745).
Yearly mileage as the car ages
Driven most when newer, easing as it gets older.
Mileage & condition
Odometer when tested (2025)
Typical odometer rising: 82,749 → 86,986 → 91,246 → 95,375
Pass rate as the odometer climbs
First-time pass rate by fuel
Diesel
186,078 tests
75%
Petrol
180,765 tests
82%
A 2025 Audi A3 passes first time 78.5% of the time - above the 77.6% UK average, and easing slightly year on year. The typical one is driven about 7,457 miles a year, and reliability is mostly about miles: 91.7% of low-mileage cars pass versus 69.2% past 120k.
Of 79,344 first-time fails, here's what gets flagged most. Most cars fail on more than one item, so shares add up past 100%.
Share of failed tests, by area
Exact items most often recorded as the reason a car failed
Before you buy a specific Audi A3, run its registration through AnalyzeMyCar for MOT history, mileage checks, service history and valuation.
